Northern County Line. Nassau County was named for the Duchy of Nassau, Germany.

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Point of Information

Crossing the St. Mary's River. The St. Marys River forms part of the border between Florida and Georgia. It originates at the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia and flows east into the Atlantic Ocean near Fort Clinch State Park. The tea-colored river features white sandbars and makes for easy paddling. Low water increases trip time considerably. This 125-mile river starts in the acid swamps of Okeefenokee and becomes a tidal river below Rt. 17 north of Jacksonville. Upstream is redbreast sunfish and small largemouth bass territory. The salt marsh zone is famous for striped bass (the same is true for nearby Nassau River).

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Community of Boulougne, Florida

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Roadside turnout

Large paved turnout, no services.

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View from highway

Driving south.

3.25.1

Access to Lodging

West side of highway.

4.77.5

Access to Ralph E Simmons National Memorial Forest

East of highway.

5.38.5

Access to Lodging

East side of highway.

5.79.1

City of Hilliard, Florida

6.510.4

Services fuel at highway

Gas and diesel, east side of highway.

6.811.0

Junction of County roadway # 108

8.213.2

Access to Air Traffic Control Center

East side of highway.

11.117.8

Access to Campground R V Park

West side of highway.

17.027.4

Junction of County roadway # 115 ( Old Dixie Highway )

17.628.3

Junction of highway # a1a & highway # 1 & # 232

City of Callahan, Florida. Elevation: 21 feet. East to communities of Yulee, Fernandina Beach. East to Fort Clinch State Park. As the weather begins to warm, now is the perfect time to experience some of the finest camping Florida has to offer. Whether hiking in the deep woods of our Maritime Hammock or on pristine Atlantic beaches, you're sure to enjoy a natural experience like no other. Of course, our renowned Living History programming is available every day at Historic Fort Clinch, and soon whiting and summer flounder should be biting as the water warms. If you enjoy birding, many varieties of shorebirds can be seen throughout the late Winter and Spring near the Fishing Pier, and colonial nesting birds will be raising young on the beaches.

17.628.3

Junction of highway # a1a & highway # 1 & # 232

NOTE; overlap of highway #1 ends at this point and heads east. Amelia Island State Park offers over 200 acres of undeveloped sea island recreational opportunities. This is a perfect to search for seashells, or see some rare wildlife. Fishing is the top recreational activity at the park. The George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State Park offers a mile long bridge for fishing the sound. The shoreline is a favorite of those who like to surf fish. Take a horseback ride one of the few places on the East Coast offering horseback riding on the beach

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Ford Road

East side of highway.

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View from highway

Driving south.

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View from highway - Photo - Bryceville highway sign

Community of Bryceville, Florida

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Junction of County roadway # 119 n

West side of highway.

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Services fuel at highway

West side of highway.

32.251.8

Junction of County roadway # 119 s

East side of highway.

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Duval County, Florida

Northern County Line.

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Community of Baldwin, Florida

37.159.7

View from highway

Driving south.

37.660.5

Junction of highway # 90 east

East to cities of Jacksonville, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach. Services fuel at highway, east side of highway.

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Junction of County Highways # 90 west

West to the communities of Macclenny, Florida, Glen Staint Mary. West to Olustee Battlefield State Historic Site.
Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park was built to preserve the site of the state's largest Civil War battle. A small interpretive center, a one-mile interpretive trail, and monuments to the Union and Confederate armies are open to the public free of charge. The interpretive center contains historical information and artifacts related to the Battle of Olustee.
A reenactment featuring full-scale artillery, military drills, and living history demonstrations by more than 2,300 reenactors is held every February to commemorate the battle. A smaller exposition of Civil War artifacts and living history demonstrations is held in September.

38.261.5

Junction of County Highways # 90 west

Services, fuel at highway, east side. West to Osceola National Forest Recreational Area. Nearly two hundred thousand acres of the original Florida are waiting to be explored in the Osceola National Forest. These forested woodlands and swamps provide many opportunities for a wide range of visitor experiences such as camping, hiking, swimming, fishing, hunting, wildlife viewing. Alligators are present in this forest. They are an important part of Florida's ecology and may be found wherever there is a body of water. Ocean Pond Campground can be found on the northern portion of Ocean Pond, a 1760-acre natural lake. There are 67 campsites to accommodate tents, trailers, and motor homes. Many of these campsites are situated near the water to allow guests to enjoy water activities or to fish from their campsites. The campground has a boat ramp, hot showers, beach area, drinking water, and flush toilets. There are no sewer hookups, but a sewage dump station can be found at the entrance to the campground. Nineteen sites have electrical hookups.
Ocean Pond Campground is located on the north side of Ocean Pond, a 1760-acre natural lake. Sixty-seven campsites are available for tents, trailers, or motor homes. Many of these campsites are waterfront sites allowing guests to enjoy the water or fish right from their campsite. A beach area, boat ramp, drinking water, hot showers, and flush toilets are located in the campground. No sewer hookups are available; however, a sewage dump station is located near the campground entrance. Electrical hookups are available at 19 of the sites.

39.062.8

Junction of Interstate Highway # 10 west

West to Live Oak, Florida, Tallahassee, Florida, Pensacola, Florida. West to Osceola National Forest, Ocean Pond Park.

39.163.0

Junction of Interstate Highway # 10 east

East to Ponte Verdra Beach, Florida, city of Jacksonville, Florida

45.673.4

Junction of County roadway # 228 west

West to the community of Macclenny, Florida.

45.773.5

Junction of County roadway # 228 east

East to Jacksonville, Florida.

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Clay County, Florida

Northern county line. Clay County, named for Henry Clay, officially came into existence from part of Duval County on December 31, 1858. However, the area had been inhabited for thousands of years. Various Indian cultures, dating back to at least 5,000 B.C., lived and thrived on the banks of the St. Johns River. Europeans discovered the area as early as 1562.
Clay County is the home of Camp Blanding Army Reserve Training Center. The Gold Head Branch Florida State Park is also located here. The county seat is Green Cove Springs. Other towns in Clay County are Orange Park, Middleburg, Penny Farms and Keystone Heights. Major communities include Doctors Inlet, Clay Hill, Lake Geneva, and Maxville

Anastasia State Park, located off A1A, and just 1 1/2 miles from historic downtown St. Augustine, Anastasia has everything for the active park visitor. The park boasts a broad beach flanked by sand dunes and a lagoon bordered by rich tidal marshes. A hardwood forest of ancient wind swept oaks was in its youth when Juan Ponce de Leon landed near the area, giving Florida its name. Anastasia State Recreation Area has a 139 site campground that is equipped for both tent campers and RVers. Each site has a picnic table, an in-ground grill, fire ring and water. One hundred and four of the sites are equipped with electricity, if needed. None of the sites have sewer hookups, but there is a dump station located in the campground, as well as dumpsters for your household trash.

Services fuel at highway. Access to Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park,. The park is located on rolling sandhills in an area known as the central ridge of Florida. A deep ravine with springs issuing from its side bisects the area and forms Gold Head Branch. Marshes, lakes and scrub provide a habitat for a wide variety of wildlife. The park serves as home to a wide variety of wildlife from white-tailed deer, turkey, and gopher tortoise to various water and wading birds.
There are 74 campsites available in 3 of the family campgrounds.
2 primitive campsites are located within the southern end of the park
just off of the Florida Trail.
3 group campsites are available.

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Junction of County roadway # 221

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Alachua County, Florida

Northern County line. Alachua is an Indian word meaning 'sink.' It was how they depicted the layout of the land. Nestled beneath huge live oaks, magnolias, cedar and hickory trees the town of Alachua, Florida is steeped in Florida history dating back to the Spanish explorers who were looking for land for their cattle ranches. The DeSoto trail winds through the area and can be followed by those interested in Indian and Spanish culture.

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Junction of County roadway # 225

West of highway.

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Community of Waldo, Florida

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Access to Campground

West side of highway.

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Services fuel at highway

Gas diesel, east side of highway.

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Junction of highway # 24

West to the community of Gainesville, Florida. Gainesville continues to rank as one of the best places to live in the United States. Because of its beautiful landscape and urban 'forest,' Gainesville is one of the most attractive cities in Florida. Attractions: Gainesville, Downtown Festival and Art Show, Gainesville, Jazz Festival,
Gainesville, Hoggetowne Medieval Faire, Gainesville, Thomas Center Galleries, Gainesville, Plaza Ice Palace.

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View from highway

Driving south.

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Junction of County roadway # 1469 & # 1471

East to the community of Earlton, Florida.

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Community of Orange Heights, Florida

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Junction of highway # 26

Services fuel at highway gas, diesel, east side. West to communities of Fairbanks, Florida, Gainesville. East to communities of Melrose, Florida, Palatka, Florida. East access to Crescent Beach, Florida, Butler Beach, Florida St. Augustine Beach, Florida.

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Community of Campville, Florida

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Junction of County roadway # 1474

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View from highway

Driving south.

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Junction of County roadway # 219a

East of highway.

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Services fuel at highway

Gas diesel.

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Community of Hawthorn, Florida

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Junction of highway # 20

East to the communities of Johnson, Florida, Edgar, Florida, Interlachen, Florida. East to Ravine Gardens State Park. Park programs emphasize interpretation of the park's natural and cultural attributes

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Junction of highway # 20

East access to Faver-Dykes State Park. Quiet, peaceful, relaxing and unhurried are the words used to describe Faver-Dykes State Park near St. Augustine. This tranquil park contains nearly 6,000 acres along Pellicer Creek, an aquatic preserve and State canoe trail. The creek, pine flatwoods and mesic hammock are home to abundant wildlife such as deer, turkey, hawks, bald eagles, bobcats and river otters.

90.6145.8

Junction of County roadway # 2082

West of highway.

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Access to Campground and Lodging

West of highway.

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Community of Lochloosa,

Access to Lake Lochloosa, Florida. Lochloosa Lake (5700 acres) is designated as a Fish Management Area and located 5 miles south of Hawthorne near the town of Lochloosa. A public boat ramp provides access to the lake from U.S. Highway 301 in the town of Lochloosa, and at Yankee Landing-Finway Fish Camp just north of the town of Lochloosa, also accessed from U.S. 301. In addition, a public pier is located south of the town of Lochloosa on Burnt Island and is a popular fishing site for those without a boat.

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Junction of County roadway # 325

Community of Island Grove, Florida. East access to M. K. Rawlings State Historic Park. The Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park has been officially listed on the National Register of Historic Sites since 1970. It is a microcosm of Florida farmland, marshland and succeeding hammock and represents a history, culture and architecture that typifies a rural Florida that has all but vanished.

Services fuel, gas diesel east side of highway. East to community of Orange Springs, Florida. West to Williston, Florida. West access to Manatee Springs State Park. The cooler months in this part of Florida provide great camping weather. Canoe/kayak activities are restricted to the river for manatee protection. Visitors can often see manatees in the clear spring and spring run. Manatee Springs State Park has a 92-site campground with electricity and water in each site. These sites are available for tent or RV use. There are comfort stations centrally located in each of the loops. Comfort stations provide hot showers, toilets and sink facilities.

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Services fuel at highway

Gas diesel, east side of highway.

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Access to Lodging

East side of highway.

104.0167.3

Junction of County roadway # 200a

East to the community of Sparr, Florida.

106.6171.5

Junction of County roadway # 316

East to communities of Fort McCoy,Florida, Salt Springs,Florida. East Access to Ocala National Forest Recreation Area. The mild winters are fine for family camping. Camping can be divided into three classes based on the type of facilities offered and fees charged; developed campgrounds, primitive campsites and dispersed tent camping. Developed campgrounds provide a variety of amenities including; showers, restrooms, picnic tables, charcoal grills, fire rings, lantern holders, drinking water, sanitation facilities and trash receptacles. Primitive campsites provide very few if any of these amenities. Dispersed tent camping is for the adventurous that prefer no facilities at all and is permitted throughout the general forest area.

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View from highway

Driving south.

108.7175.0

Junction of highway # 441& county roadway # 329

Services fuel at highway, gas & diesel. West to community of Lowell, Florida. East to community of Sparr, Florida.

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N W 100 Street

West to community of Martin, Florida. East to community of Anthony, Florida.

City of Ocala, Florida. Named an 'All America City' in 1995, Ocala is the county seat, and has a present population of 46,453 making it the largest city in the county. Drive down Fort King Street in the Ocala historic district, and you will be impressed by the obvious care taken with the renovation and preservation of the area's homes.
The Ocala Historic District, offers the opportunity to take a walking tour through stately neighborhoods of lovely Victorian homes. Fort King Street was named after the military post of Fort King, the site of which is within city limits. Fort King was built prior to the Second Seminole War of Florida (1835-1842) according to archaeologist Gary Ellis. Three substantive archaeological surveys have been conducted in the vicinity and the findings of these earlier studies led to a new study in 1993-94 identifying two distinct prehistoric components. The investigation of the history of Fort King is still ongoing with plans to offer the public a chance to learn more about life in those times.

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N.W. Second Street

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Junction of highway # 40

East to the community of Silver Springs.

119.3192.0

Junction of highway # 40

East to Gamble Rogers Memorial State Park Recreation area. Bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Inter-coastal Waterway, this 144-acre park offers coastal camping, picnicking, swimming, fishing, and nature study. The daily low tide is an ideal time to observe the shore birds feeding in tidal ponds, and summer months bring sea turtles to lay their eggs in the sand.
The Park has 34 campsites that directly overlook the Atlantic Ocean. All sites have electricity (30amp), water, picnic tables, ground grills, and NO SHADE. The campground has a bathhouse with hot showers and modern conveniences and an RV dump station.

119.3192.0

Junction of highway # 40

East to Bulow Creek State Park The park is open for day use, one of the largest remaining stands of Southern Live Oak forest along the east coast of Florida. The park was acquired in 1981 and contains 3230 acres of upland forest, hardwood swamp, saltmarsh and tidal creeks. The approach to Bulow Creek State Park from Ormond Beach is very scenic. Going north from the Tomoka River, Old Dixie Highway crosses marsh creeks and pine woods to the park entrance.

119.3192.0

Junction of highway # 40

West to Rainbow Springs State Park. The Rainbow Springs State Campground is located on the river about a mile downstream from the main headspring and day use area, a driving distance of approximately 6 miles. All sites have water and electric (20 and 30 amp), and some are equipped with sewer hook-ups. Most sites will accommodate a 40-foot RV with slide out. A dump station is located between the upper and lower campgrounds. A campground store, recreation hall, showers & restrooms, laundry, pool, and playground complete the amenities offered. Fishing for largemouth bass and other fresh water species is also popular from the campground.